Eurobath
Team in Great North Run
Jemma
Coles is running the Great North Run on the 30th September this year,
on behalf of Macmillan Cancer Support along with 16 of her colleagues
from Eurobath.
Jemma says: 'The training is going well although unfortunately we have
lost a couple of members due to a broken foot and a torn hamstring; some
people will go to any lengths to avoid a bit of exercise! Luckily we have
managed to fill these places at the last minute!
'As a group we have so far raised a serious amount of money (I’m
keeping the actual amount a secret until we have finished!) If you would
like to sponsor me for this great event and this fantastic charity then
please click on the link below, this will take you to my online fund raising
page. I would just like to say that I don’t normally look as grumpy
as I do in this photo; I think the thought of running 13.10 miles is taking
the strain!!!'
http://www.justgiving.com/jemc
Lawcris
'Putts' its Customers First
Lawcris
Panel Products
hosted a charity golf day to remember last month, as part of its 25th
anniversary celebrations.
Customers, suppliers, employees and other members of the local business
community teed off at the Sand Moor Golf Club in Leeds in a bid to raise
vital funds for a number of charities including Macmillan Nurses, Leukemia
Research, Wakefield Hospice, Yorkshire Air Ambulance and the NSPCC.
This is the third year Lawcris has hosted a Charity Golf Day, having originally
decided to hold an event in 2005 to raise funds for Leukemia Research.
Bigger and better than ever before 88 golfers took part including representatives
from Egger, Kronospan and Wilsonart.
After an informal lunch, golfers took to the 18-hole course, and the day
was rounded off with a three course evening meal and prize giving ceremony
as well as a charity auction and entertainment from well known comedian
Russ Williams.
Lawcris' Commercial Manager Paul Holstead said: ‘A huge success,
the golf day has been our biggest fundraising event of the year and we
are proud to have raised over £18,000 towards our target of £25,000
for our nominated charities. We'd like to thank our suppliers and customers
for taking part and giving so generously.’
Web: http://www.lawcris.co.uk
£3500
Raised for West Yorkshire's Forget-Me-Not Trust
Rob
Stewart, sales and marketing director for Waterfront
Bathrooms, has completed the Coast to Coast Hadrian's Wall
Challenge with long time pal Barry Snarr raising £3500.00.
The 87 mile walk took four days and ‘was rewarding but tough during
the recent storms for someone of my vintage’ explained Rob.
Rob
Stewart (left), sales and marketing director of Waterfront Bathrooms with
Barry Snarr mid walk.
The
Forget-Me-Not Trust aims to raise £3million to build an additional
hospice for children with life limiting and life threatening illnesses
in areas that are currently served only by facilities in either Wetherby
or Manchester. The additional hospice will provide specialist respite,
emergency and palliative care in a friendly family centred environment.
Visit http://www.theforgetmenottrust.co.uk
for further details or to make a donation.
Tel: 01527 584244
Email: info@waterfrontbathrooms.com
Web: http://www.waterfrontbathrooms.com
Zanussi-Electrolux
Washing Machines Bring a Smile to Centrepoint Young People
On
hearing about the plight of the young people who are housed and helped
by leading youth homelessness charity Centrepoint, Electrolux
wanted to do something to help.
The young people at Centrepoint spend sometimes up to a quarter of their
weekly income on laundry costs which they can ill afford.
Electrolux donated 15 Zanussi-Electrolux washing machines to the national
youth homelessness charity which were sited in their flats in and around
the city.
All the machines are A rated and automatically adjust water to suit the
load size, so they are energy efficient too.
Charlie Finnemore of Centrepoint said.
'Some of our residents are as young as 16 and you cannot imagine that
something as ordinary as a washing machine can make such an impact. To
be able to look after yourself is the most basic skill needed to live
a normal life and a large part of this is caring for your appearance and
having a comfortable home. We are extremely grateful to Electrolux for
helping some of our residents to take these ordinary steps – which
most of us take for granted - to becoming independent and useful members
of society.'
Web: http://www.electrolux.co.uk
PJH
Staff Lace Up their Running Shoes for Macmillan
The
PJH Group kick-started the launch
of its fundraising activities for chosen charity of the year, Macmillan
Cancer Support, by participating in Britain's biggest and most prestigious
10K, the Bupa Great Manchester Run on Sunday 20th May 2007.
Aiming
to raise a staggering £25,000, over the course of this year from
a variety of fundraising events, the challenging 10k run set a huge standard
- generating over £10,000 of sponsorship. From the chief executive,
to sales staff, product managers and warehouse operatives, the PJH team
bravely took to the streets of Manchester and raced for the finishing
line.
Phil Anderson, commercial director for PJH, said: ‘What a great way
to commence our fundraising activities, than to take part in the challenging
Great Manchester 10k Run! Not only was this an enjoyable team building
event, but we managed to generate vital funds for an extremely worthwhile
charity. We chose Macmillan Cancer Support as it makes such a huge difference
in improving the lives of people affected by cancer, and our goal is to
reach £25,000. Well done to everyone!’
A team of over 20 people from PJH Group took part in the run, determined
to cross the finishing line and contribute to the rising level of sponsorship
funds for Macmillan. The company has a whole host of further fundraising
events planned over the coming months, involving both staff and PJH Group
customers.
‘Macmillan Cancer Support is such an important charity and we will
do whatever we can to help generate funds. From providing practical, medical,
emotional and financial support to people affected by cancer, Macmillan
is pushing for better cancer care and PJH Group is delighted to be able
to contribute in helping to achieve this’, continued Phil.
For further information on PJH Group and its charity of the year, Macmillan
Cancer Support, contact PJH on 01204 707070 or visit http://www.pjhgroup.com
Roman
Raises Funds for Local Hospice
Roman
Ltd hosted an evening with Estee Lauder at its factory and
raised a total of £500 for the local hospice, St Teresa’s in
Darlington
The evening saw an Estee Lauder representative provide a make-up and skin-care
demonstration, giving advice and tips, whilst entertaining guests with
witty anecdotes and stories. There was also a raffle running throughout
the evening with top prizes donated from local businesses including a
mountain bike, meals for two at top local restaurants and an overnight
stay at a top hotel.
All those who attended had an excellent evening with much laughter. Roman
laid on a buffet of nibbles and wine, and a local gift shop set up a stall
selling gifts.
Roman has adopted St Teresa’s Hospice and the Darlington branch of
Samaritans as the company's chosen charities for 2007 and will be arranging
more events throughout the year to raise funds for these local causes.
Roman hopes to raise a total of £5,500 throughout 2007 to donate
to its chosen charities.
Sue Peacock and Alison Green of Roman, who organised the evening agreed
it was a great success. Sue commented; 'It was an excellent evening all
round. We raised quite a bit of money from ticket sales, but much of the
money came from the sale of raffle tickets. The raffle prizes, donated
by local businesses were excellent, and everybody wanted tickets. A big
thank you to all those who donated prizes, they certainly went towards
making the evening a success. We are looking forward to continuing fundraising
throughout 2007 and really showing our support for these excellent local
causes.'
Tel: 0845 0522 445
Email: brochures@roman-showers.com
Web: http://www.roman-showers.com
Ripples
Race for Life—1st July 2007
The
day began at Newbury Showground at 10.30 am with Team
Ripples putting on their Bathrooms by Ripples Pink T-Shirts,
even the men were wearing Pink!!
'The
sun began to shine through and Team Ripples headed for the start line,
with over 3,000 women taking part there was an overwhelming sense of pride
and achievement when we all finally crossed the finish line, raising £1,200
on the day, we hope to get this figure to £2,000.'
'Thank you to Team Ripples, Walkers, Joggers, Runners, Supporters and
everyone who has generously sponsored Team Ripples.'
Ripples Bath – Brian & Gail Fisher, Shirley Brickwood, Shelia
Fisher, Marco & Souad Ali.
Ripples Brighton – Roger & Sharen Matthews
Ripples Chichester – Nick, Jane, Zoe Rines, Jess & Karl.
Ripples Henley – Andy, Ginny, Serena & Christian Simpson.
Ripples Mayfair – Lisa Kyme
Ripples Newbury – Richard, Diane, Jess, Adam & Charlie Garnett,
Maria & Graham Kemp.
Ripples Oxford – Ken, Jean Sewell, Michelle, Lewis & Chloe.
Ripples Winchester – Nicky, Billy & Jack Dowling
Ripples Limited – Roger & Sandra Kyme, Paul, Nicola & Charlie
Crow, Juliet Harris.
Tel: 01225 335111
Web: http://www.ripples.ltd.uk
Lawcris
Builds Bridges with African School
Kind-hearted
staff at Lawcris Panel Products have
raised money to build a new footbridge and help out with other structural
repairs at a school for deaf children in Nigeria.
The fundraising came about when Mike McFarland, who joined the company
as a member of the business development team in 2006, told his colleagues
about the work that his mother, Misan, was doing to help support the school.
Misan McFarland is currently the Mayor of Warwick and, as part of her
official term of office, has chosen a number of charities and causes to
support both in the UK and in Africa.
The Alderstown School in Warri, Nigeria is the school that Misan attended
as a child. Once a mainstream school, it is now a specialist school for
children aged 4 - 12 who suffer from hearing and speech difficulties.
As well as being short on resources, The Alderstown School was also in
a very poor state of repair. Having heard about the situation from friends
and family back in Nigeria, Misan set about mobilising members of her
local community to raise much needed funds for The Alderstown School.
She also asked friends and family to make donations towards the school
rather than to receive personal gifts to mark her 50th birthday.
Mike decided to support his mum's efforts and get his workmates at Lawcris
on board. He asked colleagues to make a donation in exchange for guessing
his weight - with the nearest guess winning a bottle of Champagne.
‘When I told them about the school and the money my Mum was trying
to raise, everyone was up for it and more than happy to make a donation
to guess how much I weigh,’ says Mike. ‘We have since found
out that the money raised by the team at Lawcris was enough for the school
to build a new footbridge linking two of the buildings across an area
of marshland. There was also a little money left over to go towards other
repairs.’
Hal Eccles, Marketing Manager at Lawcris said: ‘Mike joined us in
2006 and has proved himself to be a popular member of team here at Lawcris.
When he told us about the fantastic work that his mum was doing to help
support The Alderstown School in Nigeria we were more than happy to get
on board and help out with a little extra fundraising. To know that, from
one simple, fun activity, we managed to raise enough money to build a
new footbridge is fantastic and we wish Misan McFarland well with her
continued efforts to raise further funds to support the school.’
Web: http://www.lawcris.co.uk